José Ignacio Torreblanca - 07 January 2020
The inauguration of the most fragmented parliament since 1978 will usher in a period of culture war centring on national identity.
Zdeněk Hřib, Gergely Karácsony, Rafał Trzaskowski, Matúš Vallo - 16 December 2019
A new “Pact of Free Cities” is launching to combat populism, promote transparency, and tackle the climate crisis.
Josef Janning - 08 November 2019
Berlin has turned punching below one’s weight into an art form. This is not good enough, either for Germany or for Europe.
André Hein - 15 October 2019
The German presidency offers the chance to build on strong levels of structural cohesion between member states – but citizens remain sceptical on some fronts.
Jakob Dreyer and Christine Nissen - 29 July 2019
With a domestic debate on the EU looming, the Danish government appears likely to strike a new agreement on its Europe policy.
Josef Janning - 03 July 2019
For most voters, the battle over people and positions would be revealing if only it wasn’t so confusing. It is misleading to frame the nomination process as an example of backroom politics prevailing over parliamentary democracy.
Josef Janning - 11 June 2019
With the US opting out of its traditional European role, the "German question" has returned. And European leaders will need to make sacrifices if they are to address it.
Oľga Gyárfášová - 29 May 2019
Where structural cohesion increases but individual cohesion declines, Euroscepticism can still thrive. The Visegrad countries need to invest in people's European experiences.
Josef Janning - 10 May 2019
"Zusammenhalt" is a buzzword in the European election manifestos of the German parties. But what does it exactly mean in the political discourse?
Niels van Willigen - 06 May 2019
The Netherlands seems prepared to find a new way of balancing the power of the Franco-German tandem.